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NOUNS AND THEIR TYPES
Read these sentences:
- The wolf killed the goat.
- I saw a monkey on that tree.
- Hari went to the market to buy some clothes.
The words written in bold type are naming words. The words wolf, goat and monkey are names of animals. The words tree and market are the names of places. Hari is the name of a person. The word clothes refer to a thing. Such words are called nouns.
A NOUN is the name of a person, place, animal or thing.
There are four kinds of nouns:
- The Common Noun
- The Proper Noun
- The Abstract Noun
- The Collective Noun
THE PROPER AND COMMON NOUNS
Read these sentences:
- The boy made hundred runs.
- Sachin made hundred runs.
When we say “ Sachin made hundred runs”, we are talking about a particular person of that name. Sachin is the name of one particular person. Sachin is his own special name, and is, therefore, called a Proper Noun. (Proper means one’s own)
A Proper Noun is the special name of a particular person or place like Ram, Sita, Mumbai, India, etc.
* A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.
In the given sentences, when we say,”The boy made hundred runs”, the name boy may be given to anybody. It does not belong specially to any one particular person. It is a name common to all boys. It is, therefore, called a Common Noun.
A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind like boy, girl, country, town, book, etc.
Let’s have a look at a few more examples:
- Sita is a Proper Noun, whereas girl is a Common Noun.
- Hari is a Common Noun, whereas boy is a Common Noun.
- Delhi is a Proper Noun, whereas town is a Common Noun.
- Rose is a Proper Noun, whereas flower is a Common Noun.
THE ABSTRACT NOUNS
We can see the sun, we can touch a book, but we cannot see or touch brightness or happiness. They are the names of things that we can only think of. Such names are called Abstract Nouns.
An Abstract Noun is the name of something that we can only think of; as,
Sweetness Kindness Darkness
Weakness Pity Pain
Happiness Honesty Childhood
Brightness Doubt Greed
Sickness Hope Sleep
Pleasure Beauty Courage
Wisdom Quarrel Love
THE COLLECTIVE NOUNS
When a noun is the name of a number (or collection) of people or
things considered as one, such as army, flock, bunch, it is called a Collective Noun.
things considered as one, such as army, flock, bunch, it is called a Collective Noun.
A Collective Noun is the name of a number of people or things considered as one.
Here are a few examples of Collective Nouns:
a team of players a litter of puppies
a swarm of bees a pack of wolves
an army of soldiers a fleet of ships
a flight of stairs a bunch of keys
a herd of cows a clump of trees
a cluster of stars a shoal of fish
a band of musicians a gang of thieves
a crew of sailors a crowd of people
a choir of singers a jury of judges
a bouquet of flowers a bundle of sticks
an album of stamps a pride of lions
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